Associação Portuguesa de Desportos, usually called Portuguesa or Lusa, is a sports club, and a Brazilian football team from São Paulo in São Paulo state, founded on August 14, 1920 by the Portuguese population of the city. They are managed by Jorginho, and they were promoted to the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A. This week they have presented its new home and away soccer jerseys for the 2012 season made by the Brazilian sportswear Company Lupo.

The new home soccer jersey has a red background with green and white details on it. On the front and back side, there are green patterns that are spread all over the shirt. Club’s main sponsor (IRWIN) runs across the middle of the it in big white bold letters. The Lupo white logo is in the upper center while the club’s badge was placed just below it. It has a red cut in “v” collar neck, followed by red shoulders with green triangular bands. The sleeves are plain red with touches of green.

On the other hand the away soccer jersey keeps home’s same template, but different design. The shirt is mostly white with red and green details on it. The front side has a light grey color background design that starts at the club’s badge all the way to its sides. In the this case the IRWIN, sponsor, runs in blue letters. The Lupo logo is in black, and the club’s badge below it. The cut in “v” neck has home’s same design and colors, and they are followed by white shoulders and sleeves with red touches.

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